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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,561.67 +7.93 NZSX 50
7,410.30 -57.03 DJIA
18,481.48 -65.82 Nikkei
16,597.30 +99.94 NASDAQ
5,217.70 -42.38 FTSE
6,835.78 -32.73 S&P 500
2,175.44 -11.46 Hang Seng
22,820.78 -178.15 SPI 200 Fut
5,537.00 -6.00 STI
2,869.57 +19.14 SSEC
3,085.82 -3.88 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
1.912 +0.001 US 10 YR Bond
1.563 +0.010 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.240 -0.035 US 30 YR Bond
2.252 +0.017 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7615 0.7595 NZD US$
0.7309 0.7282 EUR US$
1.1262 1.1292 Yen US$
100.44 100.29 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,327.25
Silver (Lon)
18.51 Gold (NY)
1,337.35
Light Crude
46.80 TRJCRB Index
185.75 -2.63 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street retreated on Wednesday, pulled lower by weakness in the materials and healthcare sectors as investors continued to weigh the possibility of an interest rate hike in the coming months.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 65.82 points, or 0.35 percent, to 18,481.48, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 11.46 points, or 0.52 percent, to 2,175.44 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 42.38 points, or 0.81 percent, to 5,217.70.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - European shares rose on Wednesday, helped by a buoyant banking sector, while a disappointing update from British miner Glencore GLEN.L dragged the mining sector lower.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX closed up 0.4 percent for its third straight session of gains.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday with a pause in the yen's rise lifting cyclical stocks, although caution before Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's appearance at a central bankers' meeting later in the week limited the gains.
The Nikkei .N225 closed 0.6 percent higher at 16,597.30.
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are poised to open a touch lower on Thursday under pressure from mining and energy stocks, while results from embattled retailer Woolworths, miner South32, Nine Entertainment and others will also steer the market.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 pointed to a weaker opening, having slipped 0.1 percent to 5,537.0. That was a 24.7-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark inched up 0.1 percent on Wednesday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose on Wednesday in thin trading, helped by data the previous day showing a surge in U.S. new home sales, but gains were capped by uncertainty ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's speech at a central bankers' conference on Friday.
Against a basket of major currencies, the dollar rose 0.2 percent to 94.764 .DXY .
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries were steady on Wednesday as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's on Friday for new indications on when the U.S. central bank will next raise interest rates.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR fell 2/32 in price to yield 1.56 percent, up from 1.55 percent on Tuesday. The yields have traded between 1.45 percent and 1.63 percent since mid-July.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold dipped 1 percent to a four-week low on Wednesday as the dollar strengthened and markets looked ahead to a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that will be closely watched for further clues on U.S. interest rate policy.
Spot gold XAU= was down 1 percent at $1,324.66 an ounce by 3:06 p.m. EDT (1906 GMT).
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices fell to two-month lows on Wednesday as rising inventories in Asian warehouses fuelled fears about weaker demand ahead in top consumer China.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange (LME) slumped 1.7 percent to close at $4,632 a tonne, its lowest since June 24.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices tumbled on Wednesday, with U.S. crude settling about 3 percent lower, after an unexpectedly large inventory build in the world's biggest oil consumer renewed worries about oversupply.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures CLc1 settled down $1.33, or 2.8 percent, at $46.77 per barrel. Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell 91 cents, or 1.8 percent, to close at $49.05.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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